While the completion of the Hellboy trilogy is far from certain, it's no secret that director Guillermo del Toro is passionate about concluding it. Hellboy's own Ron Perlman, who has played the titular character in the 2004 and 2008 installments, is also up for del Toro's vision — albeit reluctantly. 

The actor stated on a podcast with Empire Film that although he was previously personally fine with never putting on the extensive makeup and prosthetic accoutrements — like the trademark promontory of Hellboy's forehead or his gargantuan fist that the role requires — del Toro's  "amazingly theatrical, cinematic idea" for the final coda of the franchise is "essential" for a satisfying ending.

"I really feel as though I'm done with the character. I don't have a burning desire to put that s--t on again," said Perlman. "But Guillermo told me what the resolve of the trilogy would look like, in broad strokes ... We were designed to be a trilogy, with a beginning, a middle and an end. We've only done two-thirds, so I feel that we're not really done until we finish it." 

As for the film's plot? Because Hellboy is "a beast of the apocalypse," it's his destiny to uproot or destroy civilization — and Liz Sherman (played by actress Selma Blair) and their twin children will all be set to aid him in his fate:

"The two twins: one would look like the mum and one would look like the dad. And one of them was going to be completely f---ing corrupt, the other one angelic. Which one was which? Only Guillermo would make the f---ed-up-looking one be the angel. So then that adds to the saga." 

Listen to the entire podcast below.

Via: ComicBook.com

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